1843.] Mr. Ely Ms Report for December Meeting, \M2. 949 



Geai de la Chine, Sonnerat. The specimen described by me was 

 brought, as I have since learned, from China, which is the habitat 

 assigned to the species. Vide p. 179 (bis) ante, for some particulars 

 concerning the individual as observed in captivity. 



6. G. JReinwardii ; Crateropus Reinwardii, Swain son, ///. Zool., 

 2nd series, II. pi. LXXX. Believed to be Malayan. 



7. G. albogularis ; Ianthocincla albogularis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1835, 

 p. 187: Cinclosoma albigula, Hodgson. As. Res. XIX, 146. Nepal, 

 Bootan. 



8. G.gularis, McClelland and Borsfield, P. Z. S. 1839, p. 159. 

 Assam. 



9. G. pectoralis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1835, p. 186; Cincl. grisaure, 

 Hodgson, As. Res. XIX, 146. Nepal. 



10. G. moniliger ; Cincl. moniliger, Hodgson, As. Res. XIX, 147. 

 Not readily distinguishable from the preceding species, but inferior to 

 it in size, having the wing considerably shorter, the breast-marking 

 generally less developed, and the tail-feathers less deeply tipped with 

 white; the ear-coverts also have less white on them, which is con- 

 lined to their lower and central portion. Nepal, Bootan. 



11. G. melanotis, Nobis. Still more nearly allied to G. pectoralis , 

 but having the ear-coverts wholly black, forming a large and conspi- 

 cuous patch ; whereas in the other they are silvery-white, slightly 

 surrounded with black ; the lateral tail-feathers are also still more 

 deeply tipped with white, and the uppermost longest tertiaries have 

 a white spot on their inner web. Arracan. 



12. G. Mc Clellandii, Nobis; Ianthocincla pectoralis, Gould, apud 

 Horsfield, P. Z. S. 1839, p. 160. Assam. Neither in Dr. McClel^ 

 land's description of this bird floe. cit.J, nor in his coloured drawing 

 of it, is any notice taken of the bright rufous nape of the three fore- 

 going species, nor of the white streak edged inferiorly with black over 

 the eye, nor of the conspicuous whitish ear-coverts of G. pectoralis, 

 nor of the greyish-white edgings to the outer primaries ; the whole of 

 which are much too obvious to be overlooked in that species. Hence 

 I feel little doubt that the present is a different bird from either of 

 its foregoing nearly allied congeners. 



13. G. lunaris; Ianthocincla lunaris, McClelland and Horsfield, 

 P. Z. S. 1839, p. 160. Assam. 



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